Embossing Folder Friend

White greeting card with half of the surface a blue gradient embossed with a postage stamp edge design. The other half is a mix of flowers and foliage in yellow and green tones. The sentiment reads "Hello Friend." Under the card some more flowers can be seen, as well as some of the dies used.
An angled shot of a white greeting card with half of the surface a blue gradient embossed with a postage stamp edge design. The angle makes the pattern stand out. The flowers and foliage disappear into the background.
Closeup of the word "hello" on a greeting card. The word is yellow and shiny. The font is a chunky script font. Under the word is a light blue shadow layer. Under that are flowers in yellow tones. The word has been placed at an angle, so that it's long edge is parallel with the edge of a blue piece of cardstock.

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It’s no secret that I love embossing folders. In this card I used Spellbinders April Embossing Folder of the Month, Perforated Stamp Edges. Often I relegate them to the background, but here I let it play a more prominent role.

Background

I chose a piece of scrapbook paper with a blue gradient and embossed it with Perforated Stamp Edges. The stamp edges create such a great pattern that I wanted to emphasize it more. So I got out my colored pencils and colored in the debossed surfaces with a gradient from light grey to dark grey. Then I traced along some of the edges with a pencil.

Next I chose a part of the pattern I liked, and cut out a trapezoid shape. The base is 3 ¾” wide. If this composition looks familiar, it’s because it’s one of Jennifer McGuire’s go-to layouts. I stabilized it with some Accent Opaque 100 lbs and added foam tape to the back. Then I stuck it down on my card base.

Florals

The florals are all from Spellbinders Vivid Blooms Die Set. I cut the flowers from scraps in my yellow scraps folder and the greenery from green scraps. I added a bit of shading in the center of the flowers with my colored pencils. It’s possible that the flowers look familiar.

I placed the flower stalks under the embossed background.

White greeting card with half of the surface a blue gradient embossed with a postage stamp edge design. The other half is a mix of flowers and foliage in yellow and green tones. The sentiment reads "Hello Friend." The card is standing up, facing right, on the postage edge embossing folder that was used to create the blue panel. Some more yellow flowers and dies are lying in front of it.
Closeup of the word "friend" on a greeting card. The word is yellow and shiny. The font is a chunky script font. Under the word is a light blue shadow layer. Under that are flowers in yellow tones. The word has been placed at an angle, so that it's long edge is parallel with the edge of a blue piece of cardstock.
An angled shot of a white greeting card with half of the surface a blue gradient embossed with a postage stamp edge design. The angle makes the pattern stand out. The flowers and foliage disappear into the background.
White greeting card with half of the surface a blue gradient embossed with a postage stamp edge design. The other half is a mix of flowers and foliage in yellow and green tones. The sentiment reads "Hello Friend." The card is standing up, facing left, on the postage edge embossing folder that was used to create the blue panel. Some more yellow flowers and dies are lying in front of it.

Sentiment

For the sentiment I used the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month for August 2024. It’s called Colorful Expressions Sentiments. I like the chunky font and that it has shadow dies for all the words.

The shadow layer is cut from the same cardstock as the embossed background plus Accent Opaque. I cut out the words from cardstock sprayed with Distress Mica Stain, probably in Harvest Moon. There are two layers of Accent Opaque behind them.

I glued the words and the shadows together. Then I added them to the card about ¼” above the embossed background. I had to use foam tape in a couple of spots to level them.

To finish off the card, I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the sentiment and some of the flower centers.

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